Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.8.67, English translation, including a commentary (Gaudiya-bhasya). This text is similair to the Caitanya-caritamrita and narrates the pastimes of Lord Caitanya, proclaimed to be the direct incarnation of Krishna (as Bhagavan) This is verse 67 of Madhya-khanda chapter 8—“The Manifestation of Opulences”.
Verse 2.8.67-068
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.8.67-068:
পডিলা মূর্ছিত হঞা পৃথিবীর তলে তিতিল বসন-সব নযনের জলে অন্ন-ময সর্ব ঘর হৈল তখনে অপূর্ব দেখিযাশচী বাহ্য নাহি জানে ॥ ৬৭-০৬৮ ॥
पडिला मूर्छित हञा पृथिवीर तले तितिल वसन-सब नयनेर जले अन्न-मय सर्व घर हैल तखने अपूर्व देखियाशची बाह्य नाहि जाने ॥ ६७-०६८ ॥
paḍilā mūrchita hañā pṛthivīra tale titila vasana-saba nayanera jale anna-maya sarva ghara haila takhane apūrva dekhiyāśacī bāhya nāhi jāne || 67-068 ||
padila murchita hana prthivira tale titila vasana-saba nayanera jale anna-maya sarva ghara haila takhane apurva dekhiyasaci bahya nahi jane (67-068)
English translation:
(67-068) She fell to the ground unconscious and all her clothes became wet with tears. Rice was scattered throughout the entire room. On seeing this wonderful sight, Śacī forgot herself.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
All her clothes became wet with tears. When liberated souls see the Supreme Lord, they lose their external consciousness. Since it is
impossible for unfortunate souls to attain this state, the materialists are unable to realize this eternal state. According to the materialists, everything is within the realm of knowledge achieved through sensual perception. And since ordinary people have no qualification for perceiving transcendental subject matters, they are unwilling to repose their faith in them.